http://www.votewojcik.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:50:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While the 4 1/2 street neighbors are the victims on this one, this could affect any of our neighborhoods unless we take steps to prevent this abuse. My request remains to have a city council COW meeting to discuss changes with the developer and take steps to avoid a repeat ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=335 The Rochester Police Department has announced that registration is open for its Citizen Police Academy. The Academy will be held on Thursday evenings from September 9th through October 21st. Please visit this link for further details, registration, and contact information. http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=322 Fall 2010 Citizen Forester Training will be held on September 11th.  There is a sign-up through Community Education and the $15.00 fee goes directly back to the neighborhood tree planting programs. Here is more info on the training... cf_description Contact us or our City Forester, Jacob Ryg with any questions. Please register ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=319 Plymouth trees bow to development LAURIE BLAKE, Star Tribune Timber will be on the chopping block in Plymouth Tuesday when the City Council is set to zone 28 wooded acres to build 46 new homes. About 800 trees will be taken out by the proposed Willows development on Hwy. 47 in ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=312 I have been asked why I voted against the Villa-Chateau "compromise."  Here is my reasoning. This hearkens back to my values in running for office.  One of my simplest and least controversial positions was that every child deserved to be safe walking or biking in Rochester.  This fails that test. The compromise ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=310 Interesting article from the StarTrib. Reminders of Kutzky Park and the same issue. Are Downtown Two-Way Streets Better? http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=308 By Michael Wojcik The proposed street light fee in its current form is regressive in nature, hitting both the working poor and efficient neighborhoods hard. We should also be concerned that this fee may be abused. Our need to raise revenue should be done with equity in mind. But before I get ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=306 This article is from our City Forester, Jacob Ryg. Proposals for planting rows of trees along the roads — a traditional technique for shaping pleasing public spaces — are often opposed by transportation engineers, who contend that a wide travel corridor, free of obstacles, is needed to protect the lives of errant ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=304 In continuing the effort to be completely transparent, here is an updated reimbursement disclosure with details through 30 June 2010. personal_expense_invoice_for_2010_063010 http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=299 Please contact Michael directly if you are interested in attending a tour of the Rochester Water Reclamation Plant. Rochester Water Reclamation Plant Tours Friday July 23 at 4:00 pm Saturday July 24 at 10:30 am David Lane, the Plant’s Environmental Coordinator will present an overview of the treatment plant: its history, the technology that goes ... http://www.votewojcik.org/?p=296